What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24118 and 24126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24118 and 24126 is 2.

GCF(24118,24126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24118 and 24126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24118 and 24126.

How to find the GCF of 24118 and 24126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24118 and 24126. After we will calculate the factors of 24118 and 24126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24118

Prime factors of 24118 are 2, 31, 389. Prime factorization of 24118 in exponential form is:

24118 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24126

Prime factors of 24126 are 2, 3, 4021. Prime factorization of 24126 in exponential form is:

24126 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4021¹

Step-3: Factors of 24118

List of positive integer factors of 24118 that divides 24118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 389, 778, 12059

Step-4: Factors of 24126

List of positive integer factors of 24126 that divides 24118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4021, 8042, 12063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24118 and 24126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24118 and 24126 is 2.

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